Lewis Hamilton has been disqualified from the Australian GP. The stewards of the race have made this decision after reviewing all of the evidence available to them, about the incident between Hamilton and Trulli. Both the driver and the team had provided misleading information to the stewards in the post race hearing, when discussing the matter of Trulli overtaking Hamilton.

The FIA Stewards deemed that the McLaren Team and Hamilton "acted in a manner prejudicial to the conduct of the event by providing evidence deliberately misleading to the Stewards".

Here are some of the facts. Immediately following the race, Hamilton gave some interviews to the press. In one of those interviews he said that the team had told him on the radio to let Trulli pass him. An hour later, during the hearing, Hamilton and his team manager were questioned as to whether there was a radio transmission from the McLaren team to Hamilton instructin him to allow Trulli past. Both Hamilton and David Ryan (McLaren Team Manager) insisted that there were no communications like that. Hamiton was adamant that had not allowed Trulli to pass.

The radio exchanges made by the team to Hamilton were listened to by the Stewards. And their conclusion is that twice on the radio, McLaren told Hamilton to allow Trulli to pass. Then an hour later, they went to the FIA and bald-faced lied to them about what Hamilton had done.

The Aussie GP was a fantastic spectacle. First we see Trulli on the podium, then we see Hamilton promoted to third, and now we see Hamilton disqualified! My point is simply that its a shame that events OFF the track put a damper on the exciting stuff we see ON the track.

The Aussie GP was a fantastic spectacle. First we see Trulli on the podium, then we see Hamilton promoted to third, and now we see Hamilton disqualified! My point is simply that its a shame that events OFF the track put a damper on the exciting stuff we see ON the track.

Call me dumb but it sounds like Lewis was advised by the team to let Trulli through, clearly there was a lot of confusion and being so near the end of the race it's understandable not wanting to get the decision wrong. If I had have been in Lewis's shoe I would have done exactly what the team advised without question.

They also said they were checking with Charlie Whiting, now if that is correct then I am struggling to see how Lewis and McLaren got disqualified.

Call me dumb but it sounds like Lewis was advised by the team to let Trulli through, clearly there was a lot of confusion and being so near the end of the race it's understandable not wanting to get the decision wrong. If I had have been in Lewis's shoe I would have done exactly what the team advised without question.

They also said they were checking with Charlie Whiting, now if that is correct then I am struggling to see how Lewis and McLaren got disqualified.

This is FIA shitting of McLaren and Hamilton all over around.

Oh, so the FIA forced McLaren to give different information in the Stewards hearing an hour after the race?

Oh, so the FIA forced McLaren to give different information in the Stewards hearing an hour after the race?

McLaren bald-faced lied to the FIA. They need to take their lumps.

McLaren ... it's british for Integrity

No I am not saying that at all, only highlighting that Lewis as a team player is doing what the team boss demands. If you have a wild card (no matter who they are) disobeying commands then the team as a whole will go down in flames.

If Lewis lied then I would reckon it was not his intention but more a case of saying what he was told to say by the team.